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WIIITBY FREE PRESS, WISDNESDAY, DECMLEBER 3, 1980, PAG J. )1 Oshawa g rew mueh faster than W hi*tby CONT'I) FROM PG. 1i the basic, special ingredient, that contributed greatly to the industrial growth of Oshawa. As Whitby struggled without success, Cominnn g Events BAZAAR The 22nd Whitby Brownies will hold their Christmas bazaar on December 8 from 6:30 to*8 p.m. at the West Lynde Public School. The event will feature craft, baked goods and white elephant tables.- 66 A CHRISTMAS CAROL" FOR On December 10 at 7:30 p.m. the Whitby Public Library will present a per- formance of "A Cljristmas for Carol. " The play is the story of a young girl who refuses to believe that Christmas has any real meaning. She runs away from home on Christ- mas Eve only to get lost in the forest where she learns the meaning of the holiday season through a sprinkling of magic when the animals give their interpretation of its signifigance. This progressional theatre production is for the entire family. - Tickets are available at Children's Desk during regular hours. to move forward from an economic base locked into agriculture. Early development in the Oshawa area emerged as it did in Whitby. First around the lake side and harbor and then in concentive circles around King and Simcoe Streets that still remain the "Four Corners" of town. As in Whitby, there was a gap between the commer- cial district up town, and the harbor area at the lake side. A little settiement called Cedardale grew in grimy isolation there and it sur- vived on 10w-grade small in- dustryfor many years. Just as Whitby owes much to Peter Perry, Oshawa had a man by the name of Skae on its Four Corners. His name became inextricably indentified with the com- munity - Skaes Corriè-rs it was until changed to Oshawa for postal purposes just over 100 years ago. While Whitby's gr,)wth in the first haîf of the 19th cen- tury was solidly based in agriculture and Ontario Country business affairs. Oshawa's growth was based both in agriculture and small industry. Key to the difference was water power that was readily available to drive the lathes, grinders and drills in the little shops bordering on the Oshawa Creek. By 1875, Oshawa was the home of the Joseph Hall works that made steamn engines boilers and mill machinery. There was alo Whitings that produced farm implements. Both of these firms had national reputations and sold their goods in export markets. Small one man and a helper machine shops were located nearby. Cast iron was the com- modity from which a high percentage of components were made. As a result foundary practise became an Oshawa skill and foun- dary men became key per- sonnel in the local labor pool. Along with, the blacksmiths and others with new mechanical know how Oshawa had a body of workers that attracted new industry. It was this labor pool that brought the McLauglin borthers to Oshawa more than anything else-. - - ---_ Whitby left the pioneer days of early seflement behind and flourished as a commercial centre based in agriculture. Oshawa grew along with Whitby for the first haîf of the l9th century and then pulled away as it suc- cessfully moved into the in- dustrial era of Canada. It has continued to grow int his way ever since. Whitby politicians, promoters and enterpren- nural people had it ail over their -Oshawa neighbours in STORY HOUR The Whitby Public Library will hold its Satur- day story hour for children ages 5 and up frarn 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on December 6, 13, 30, and 27. For more information con- tact the library at 668-6541. HOLIDAY PROGRAMS on December 29, from 2 to 4 p.m., th eWhitby Public Library Çvill hold a games afternoon. On December 30, the library will show three films .for children, starting at 2 p.m. The library wil also present a puppet show on December 31 beginning at 2 p.m. For more information con- tact the library at 668-6541. AFTER FOUR FILMS The Whitby Public Library will present their Tuesday afternoon films for children in grades two through six on December 9 and 16, starting at 4 p.m. in the auditorium.- For more information con- tact the library at 668-6541. INUIT ART During the month of January. the Whitby Public Library will be presentiflg the McMichael Canadian Collection of Inuit Art. This is one of the most colourful and interesting displays of native Inuit art to come to Whitby in recent years. The collection will be open for public vîewings in the library's auditorium during regular hours beginning January 6. getting there first in road, harbor and railway development. Peter Perry probably made the differen- ce in achievement for Whit- by as long as he was alive and as long as the rivalry was besed soley in agriculture. While Whitby lanquished in an economic doldrums int the pre-World War I era Oshawa grew'slowly and moved ahead as a small in- dustrial town, a stride the main transportation corridor of Canda centrally located in a growing mass market with its most valuable asset of all, its labor pool of skilled in- dustrial workers. it is against this background of growth and devleopment that General Motors chose Oshawa and Col. Sam McLaughlin as partners in a co-venture to manufacturer automobiles in Canada, at the end of World War 1 in 1918. Through the depression years of the 30's and the dif- ficuit days of World War II the association flourished and prospered. Major capital investment projeets involving G.M. plant facilities in Oshawa have been announced for the eighties. There is littie doubf that Oshawa will remain the motor city of Canada.' 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